Farming implement.



D. A. RUPPIN.

FARMING IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 190a.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

Wuhan in TVIE Parana cannon.

DAVID ALBERT RUFFIN, OF HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

FARMING rmrnnmnr.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented April 6, 1909.

Application filed July '7, 1908. Serial No. M2319.

' To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, DAVID ALBERT RUF- FIN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hot Springs, in the county of Garland and State ofArkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FarmingImplements, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to new and use- :ful improvements in farmingimplements such as hoes, rakes or the like and especially to the handleused therefor.

The object of my invention is to produce fully described in thefollowing specification,

illustrated in the accompanying drawin s formin a part thereof, andparticulari pointe out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings Figure 1 is 9. pers e'ctive view of my invention thehoe-b ade thereof being removed for illustrative purposes. Fig. 2 is avertibal sectional view of .my device, the hoe-blade in one of itsseveral positions. Fig. 3 is a mortar hoeblade, Fig.

4 is a potato hoe-blade, Fig. 5 is a garden hoeblade, Fig. 6 is anotherform of a garden hoeblade, all of which may be'substituted for the formof blade shown in Fig. 1.

It is observed that the form of blade used may be varied indefinitely,and therefore I do, not confine myself to those forms shown in thedrawings but reserve the right to use in; connection with my improvedhandle any form of cultivator that I may desire to emeferring moreparticularly to the accomr y as follows :'The handle 1, which ispreferably made of meta'l or other suitable material ada ted for thatpurpose is bent at the sine ler end 2', forming the portion 3, said.portionbeing approximately at right-angles.

to the rest of em handle 1. Secured to the drawings my invention isdescribed shaped clamping member 4, adapted for the purpose of receivinga hoe-blade ofany desired design. Passing through said clamping member4, are the perforations 5 and 5 said perforations being adapted toreceive the set screws 6. Passing through each of the hoe-blades 7, 8,9, 10 and 11 are a series of holes 12, 12 and 12 adapting said blades tobe. adjustably received by said clamping member 4. Referring again tothe handle, said handle is hollowed out a suflicient distance from thelarge end (see Fig. 2) to adapt it for the reception of an extension 13,sald extension being held in position by means of a screw 14.

.Though I have specifically describedmy invention I may exercise theright tomake such alterations and modifications in the construction andarrangement of the several parts thereof as do not depart from thesp1r1t of my invention, and as fall within the scope of my claims. I

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1.. In a'device of the character described, a handle having secured toits smaller end an inverted U-shaped clamping member adapted to receivea hoe blade, said member having a plurality of vertically disposed rowsof holes.

I 2. In a device of the character described,

a handle bent near its smaller end forming'a, portion which isapproximately at rightangles to the main portion of said handle, aninverted U-shaped clamping member, having plurality of vertical ydisposed rows of es, secured to said bent portion, said lower end of theportion 3,'is a vertical U- clamping'member'adapted to receive a hoeblade having correspondin rows of holes, any one of which is adapts toregister with any one of the holes in its corresponding row in saidclamping member.

3. In a device of the character described,

a handle bent near'its smaller end forming a portion which isapproximately at right anles to the main ortion of said handle, an

lnverted U-shape clamping member formed on the'outer end of saidfirst-mentioned pdrtion, a hoe-blade received by sald clam mg -member,said member and said hoe-b ade rowsof .holes, any hole in either row ofsai member having a plurality of correspondi adapted to register With anhole in its cor- I responding row in said hoelade, set screwsadapted topass through said corresponding 1 said clamping member, said memberhavin 10 holes afterregistration, substantially as set a lurality ofvertically disposed rows 0 forth. 7 ho es.

4. In a device of the character described, In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature,

5 a handle bent'near its smaller end forming a in presence of two.witnesses.

portion which is approximately at right an- DAVID ALBERT RUFFIN.

les to the main ortion of said handle, an Witnesses: i

inverted U-shaped clamp' member formed I R; G. DAVIE on said bentportion, a hoe lade received by ,MARGARET C, DAVIES.

